RALEIGH — Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective at 5 p.m. today until further notice.
WATAUGA — The wildland fire that started around noon on Sunday, Nov. 28, is contained after it burned approximately 40 acres.
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LAFAYETTE, La. — As if the Dec. 4 Sun Belt Conference Championship Game didn't have enough storylines contributing to the suspense of the week…
WATAUGA — Multiple fire departments are battling a wildland fire in the 10,000 block of Elk Creek Road near the Wilkes County line.
BOONE — For the fifth time in the last seven years, the Appalachian State Mountaineers are a 10-win team after they dispatched the Georgia Sou…
BLOWING ROCK — If the Blowing Rock board of commissioners agree with the planning in December, downtown will get a new 14-room hotel just off …
BOONE — The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country will kick off their holiday programming with a 3 p.m. matinee concert on Dec. 5 featuring …
BOONE — Route delays and alterations continue as Boone’s public transportation authority faces staffing shortage.
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A wildland fire burned approximately 40 acres in the Triplett area along Elk Creek Road in Watauga County on Nov. 28-29 before it was fully co…
BOONE — Disabled American Veterans, Watauga County Chapter 90 partnered with Ingles and App State student members of the National Guard and RO…
Crime
The following information is courtesy of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects a…
BOONE — Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture has announced its first Holiday Pop-Up Market to off…
Wrecks
The following wreck reports have been released by the North Carolina Department of Public Sa…
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections on Tuesday finalized election results for the Novembe…
RALEIGH – Johnny Sanders of Zionville took a chance on a $5 Holiday Cheer scratch-off ticket…
